Ryan Franklin vs. Thornton Lee — Career Comparison

Ryan Franklin
Gen XArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Thornton Lee
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Thornton Lee built a career as a starting pitcher and Ryan Franklin as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Thornton Lee posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.56 and WHIP 1.358 compared to 4.14 and 1.346 for Ryan Franklin. By the career numbers, Thornton Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ryan Franklin and Thornton Lee

Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
532
3.99
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
1.44
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.79
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.05
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.46
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
0.45
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.57
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.48
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.93
44.93
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.55
48.55
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.92
19.92
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.6
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.63
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
552
4.14
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
3.56
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3603
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1201
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1230
9.22
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2327
8.98
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.22
9.22
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.98
8.98
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
1.3
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.47
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
2.65
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
838
3.24
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.25
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
668
5.01
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
937
3.62
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.01
5.01
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.761
0.761
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.15
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.39
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5113
38.32
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9999
38.6
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
1.54
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
588
4.41
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
4.27
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.22
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.73
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.318
1.318
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.358
1.358
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4642
34.79
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9118
35.2
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.32
38.32
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.6
38.6

Fielding Stats for Ryan Franklin and Thornton Lee

Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
532
3.99
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.79
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3603
27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1201
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.74
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.87
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
1.65
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
1.61
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.73
97.73
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.404
0.404
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19.92
19.92
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ryan Franklin and Thornton Lee

Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
532
12276.92
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
375
254.24
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
885
600
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
22
507.69
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
835
566.1
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
46.15
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
113.22
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
46.15
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
91.53
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.27
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
21.69
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
8.32
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.79
29.69
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
46.15
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
143.05
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
132.2
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
42.71
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
44.75
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
46.15
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
84.75
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.25
-5.76
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.01
27.13
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
18.31
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
276.92
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
208
141.02
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.17
2.17
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
14.92
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
23
15.59
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA